Which Chemicals are the Most Cursed?

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References:
Thiarubrine B - pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja00...
HIV - doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.1...
Cicutoxin - doi.org/10.1080/1556365090290...
doi.org/10.1002%2Fejoc.200801172
Hoye’s Witchcraft - doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.8...
Hypoglycin - doi.org/10.1016%2Fb978-0-12-8...
Varacin - doi.org/10.1021/ja016495p
Dicyanoacetylene - doi.org/10.1021%2Fja01590a075
Titan - doi.org/10.1016%2FS0032-0633%...
Syntin - web.archive.org/web/200909201...
Diazodinitrophenol - babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id...
Cymoxanil - pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/comp...
Thiamethoxam - doi.org/10.1002%2Fps.365
Huperzine A - doi.org/10.1016%2FS0091-3057%...
Pentaphenylpentaphospholane - • The Five Worst Smellin...
Batrachotoxin - doi.org/10.1007%2FBF02152303
Orysastrobin - pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf20...
Divinyl ether - csahq.org/docs/default-source...
Bixin - doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.108...
Toxoflavin - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24542...
C01-A042 - • Which Nerve Agent is t...
Guanitoxin - doi.org/10.1021%2Fja00202a057
Perfluorocubane - • The First Real Life Pi...
Rocuronium bromide - doi.org/10.1002%2F14651858.CD...
Melarsoprol - www.who.int/mediacentre/facts...
Ethchlorvynol - patents.google.com/patent/US2...
Lectka’s Illegal Fluoronium - www.nature.com/articles/s4146...
1,4,7-Trimethyloxatriquinane - pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja10...
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Molecules for this tierlist - Thiarubrine B, Cicutoxin, Hoye’s Witchcraft, Hypoglycin, Varacin, Dicyanoacetylene, Syntin, Diazodinitrophenol, Cymoxanil, Thiamethoxam, Huperzine A, Pentaphenylpentaphospholane, Batrachotoxin, Orysastrobin, Divinyl ether, Bixin, Toxoflavin, C01-A042, Guanitoxin, Perfluorocubane, Rocuronium bromide, Melarsoprol, Ethchlorvynol, Lectka’s Illegal Fluoronium, 1,4,7-Trimethyloxatriquinane
Tierlist Playlist - • Chemistry Tierlists
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Music (in order; Title - Artist):
Six Seasons - Unicorn Heads
Bonfire - An Jone
Friendly Dance - Nico Staf
Press Fuse - French Fuse
Target Fuse - French Fuse
Duh Fuse - French Fuse
Target Fuse - French Fuse

[@TheOneWayDown]

That Chemist: *talks about all the uses of Hoye's Witchcraft* Me, an IT student with no clue what he's talking about: "hehe pp molecule"

[@That_Chemist]

They way all molecules look to you, is how a normal organic chemist would feel when they see Hoye’s Witchcraft

[@Flesh_Wizard]

The molecock

[@Idalb0e]

Cock and ballicule

[@lallomes]

Hoye's Witchcraft should have been in D tier 😏

[@GardenofEdens]

Dude why you got be like this LMAO

[@timspooner59]

Because....?

[@Snafuchicken]

@@timspooner59 Because it looks like a dick, doctor.

[@jakekaufmann2937]

@@timspooner59 r/woosh

[@fanteasy7399]

@@timspooner59 it look like d*ck. That's why D tier

[@DefconMaster]

"Who decided to fill this container with ozone and put this highly explosive compound in it?" Rocket scientists, that's who!

[@rkirke1]

Rocket scientists are also the ones who decided using lithium and fluorine as a bipropellant might be a good idea.. (Narrator, in a cloud of HF: "It was in fact not.. *gasp* a.. good.... ideagggh" *dies*)

[@soylentgreenb]

@@rkirke1 Not bipropellant; tripropellant. They added some hydrogen speficially to lower the molecular weight of reaction products; which also generates hydrogen fluoride but nobody cared much about that. I'd still rather deal with this than liquid ozone which just randomly detonates or something insanely reactive like chlorine pentafluoride.

[@rkirke1]

@@soylentgreenb mmmm, bone hurting gas 😬

[@purplealice]

A lot of those molecules look as if some chemist has been playing with Tinker Toys to make the weirdest possible molecular structures.

[@nikolashadjipaschalis5629]

As a uni student, I love to listen to these tier lists over music whilst I write up my lab reports. We were drawing molecules from these tiers on each others lab coats - thanks for the inspiration

[@That_Chemist]

That's a great idea!

[@staringgasmask]

"Hey, what did you just draw on my back?" "Oh, that? Nothing, just the formula to the deadliest, most effective tested chemical weapon"

[@unnamellie]

Oooh that sounds fun!

[@skyethebi]

@@staringgasmask Just a molecule that looks like human genitalia.

[@teleman07]

Over music? While writing reports? You are simply overloading your brain by static while not understanding the vid or the report you are writing, never mind the music itself. It is the worst feeling tbh.

[@defeatSpace]

The dry chemist's humor always makes my day better.

[@That_Chemist]

Awe, thank you :)

[@scunts]

Real anhydrous humour

[@zhill2001]

@@That_ChemistEfavirenz pretty crazy aswell

[@TheSnakelord_]

So far, I’ve never been in a single chemistry class and have never seen these chemicals in my life. Yet this is absolutely epic even though I have no idea what’s going on lol

[@Chemiolis]

Finally my synthesis idea list has come online, so much to choose from 😈😈😈

[@nguyenangmai3800]

Chemiolis be like *my time has come muahahahahahahahahahaha*

[@rkirke1]

Hearing "five phosphoruses in a ring" made some part of my brain snap and I have decided that as of now, the plural of phosphorus is phosphorii... "5 Phosphorii in a ring". I'm sure there are other elements which deserve a unique plural form too

[@meriez2892]

The plural remains phosphorus

[@samiraperi467]

*Phosphori, one i

[@ineverrage4176]

Phosphorussy

[@cyber-demon6847]

Well it's just like octopuses and octopi so the logic is there.

[@Kyoobur9000]

Arsenix?

[@borntoarun]

I took organic chem with Lectka at Hopkins and am friends with a number of people who have worked on the fluoronium compound. He’s an excellent lecturer and his course convinced me to major in chemistry and go to grad school.

[@That_Chemist]

Yeah he is a smart guy :)

[@NoahGooder]

the way his chemicals are shaped reminds me of birds.

[@LordVittaminn]

You know a molecule is some REAL shit when it gets a name like Hoye's Witchcraft

[@redmadness265]

9:40 I want to suggest for this compound the name "Penta-P" for simplicity since there 5 P's in the structure and 5 P's in its formula name, and "pentaphenylpentaphospholane" is a bit of a mouthful

[@DihydrogenMonoxideGuy]

or penta-pentaphospolane, triple p

[@MeloMakesBeats]

Thiarubrine b kinda looks like a gun so it’s a s tier for me

[@ogedeh]

Ramweed ranch

[@emobassist]

Never realized there was a Fluorine community

[@That_Chemist]

It’s F’d

[@jeremyfisher8512]

This chemical is actually pretty interesting as it was used as an Anal Lubricant in cuba back in the 60s, its extracted using local fruits commonly harvested using government funded slave labor. When used improperly or taken orally it has the capacity to invert the polarity in your frontal cortex. This can in most cases, cause a slight but permanent buzzing noise in one's right ear (depends which hand the subject is dominant with), but in some cases can cause immediate collapse of both lungs upon consuming shellfish with no known treatment. This is definitely a High A tier or possibly a low S tier due to the difficulty in finding the fruits to extract this chemical.

[@shoutingfactory3694]

Wtf, that sounds like an actual SCP 🤣

[@SpidoriT]

As someone who was in the Lectka lab, his chemistry wasn't the only cursed thing in there.

[@That_Chemist]

My DMs are always open

[@FriendlyDoctorGuy]

Non-tierlist video idea where you spotlight something chemistry related, be it equipment, compounds, processes etc and describe it as though it's qualities were translated into a personality Basically make a dating profile for graduated cylinders or something, I like your sense of humor and ability to describe things with it

[@Michael-kp4bd]

One of the most strange and strangely specific requests I’ve read and yet… I approve this message

[@eier5472]

For the folks who don't know what _emesis_ means: if you eat Cicutoxin you will propel it out of your mouth at high velocities, along with anything else what happens to be in your stomach at that time.

[@markshort9098]

A Technicolor yawn

[@eank3429]

Lmao might even qualify as hyper emesis

[@spankyjeffro5320]

Us Aussies say "He's gonna talk to RALPH". XD

[@RT42069]

​​@@spankyjeffro5320reminds me of Cheech and Chong. Officer: "Whats your name?" Chong: **yacks** Cheech: "his name is RAAAAAALPH"

[@liamdonegan9042]

I know you said hypothetical compounds are covered in a hypothetical channel, but a hypothetical compound tier list would be a cool video

[@That_Chemist]

I am not Kurzgesagt, we cover *real science* on this channel :P (they are fine, they just play into 'what if' way too much)

[@marcopolo8584]

Was Russia using the bond strain in Syntin to improve the fuel's energy density? That's really cool

[@mineovernutter]

I had a class presentation on late blight last week and I mentioned some fungicides by name but I wish i had that cymoxanil structure up there to freak someone out.

[@partlycloudy7707]

Man antifungals and antimicrobials get pretty funky. Clarithromycin gets funky, and Ciprofloxacin/Moxifloxacin get 3 carbon rings and get kinda cursed

[@teslainvestah5003]

16:09 I mind that it is halfway between A tier and S tier. I mind very much. Because it is very clearly standing on the gap, and I mind the gap.

[@lefthandedspanner]

re. dicyanoacetylene and ozone - you don't put them together in the same tank, you mix them together as late as possible, the very last moment before they get to the flame, as you do with oxygen/acetylene

[@queensofthedthrone8267]

Best moments of this channel: inventing and perfecting chemistry tier lists, your IOC playlist, and of all the videos between Chempilations and in-depth, usually one molecule in focus, videos, your carrot video. I am a delivery driver so I have my phone on a cupholder and I glance at the video (your zooms into the molecules on this video were fantastic). Other than those, I guess I can embarrass myself and make "suggestions" for the channel: In IOC 1 you mentioned how "you may want to know about the chemicals in a shampoo bottle." If you were to make videos explaining how each component (of anything, from what the masses use between waking up and going to bed any day) works in our everyday life, and maybe even our biology, I would just eat it up. It's all a mystery to me, and I refuse to say I know much anything until I can get to the nitty-gritty of it (I really am the dumb guy who would ask "is the 16.31 degree arc between the Nitrogen and Sulfur in birth-control key to its A, B, or C properties?" You know, stuff that no one asks really. And while the last thing you need is a sub 1000 view video, the fact you already can spit knowledge and get 10,000s of views or more is like a sign of the times. Last uncalled for ask is.... I have a strong interest in metals. Maybe its having listened to 1000s of metal records, but the stuff that goes on in f-orbitals is very intriguing to me. Even if 99.9% of all the studies you have ever read were Organic Chem, your comments in passing on more metallurgic chemistry would be gold to me. There may be other inorganic chem channels out there, but what you got going on in terms of passion, formatting, and thorough explanations is second to none. Best science KZbin channel I have ever come across. Also it would be surreal if you somehow collaborated with Ninja Nerd for any reason. People's brains would melt from all the drip going on.

[@sacredyveltal4688]

I hope everyone has been doing well :) Loved the tierlist, pretty cursed. However what I like the most is the use of the eye cleaning faucet (forgot the name! Sorry) to convey that these chemicals are so cursed you need some powerful eye bleach, not literally. You know, you take some "unsee juice" and pour it right in. Now, whether or not that is the right way to operate that piece of safety equipment, it is still hilarious 👀 Please keep up the good work. Edit: Along with the neurotransmitters tierlist I have suggested a while back, I think it would be interested to see a hormone tierlist as well... I understand if it's too much biochemistry though (and there are just too many compounds to choose from!), I just find these topics interesting honestly 😅 And I am aware I'm not really paying for any of these, so please do not misunderstand my comments as if I was demanding free content 🙁 I'd love to help financially someday though

[@mattflores8911]

Hi that chemist. I’ve been watching since I took o-chem last year. Now I tutor it at my community college and encourage the students I work with to watch your channel from time to time. We love all of your uploads, especially your tier lists!

[@That_Chemist]

Thank you :)!

[@pmathewizard]

Finally, I am finished cleaning the 300 beakers need for a student research, what did I miss?

[@bmanpura]

A beaker.

[@yeahmans]

A beaker.

[@SupersuMC]

A beaker.

[@dynadwynn]

Youth

[@luminary69revision2]

I forgot what tier list you had it in, but FOOF has amused me a lot more than it has any business doing It's just...FOOF...what else is there to say? One of my favorite things from the channel and absolutely deserves a spot in a highlight reel lmao Another idea would be to take the audio clips from every time you've said "fwoomp" and chain them together lol Also I'd like to mention that while I've always been very interested in science in general, it's been a long time since I paid much attention to chemistry specifically. I'm not super optimistic about ever getting myself to actually go to school for any scientific discipline, and between one or two learning disabilities and comically bad ADHD trying to learn anything at all on my own is a nightmare at best, but since your channel randomly appeared in my recommended for no good reason about a week ago I've been wishing I would get into science a bit more. I don't really even have that much of a basic understanding of what all you're talking about (I went to a very small private school my whole life until 11th grade and what little money the school had was mostly focused on arts-related stuff; I would've loved the opportunity to do more work with sciences but I am very grateful for the education that school gave me), but watching your videos honestly leaves me a lot more wishing I would go learn more about chemistry than feeling confused, and all the anecdotes from you and the people in comments sections and your discord about the stupid, hilarious, and dangerous things they've experienced or heard about really make me want to be a part of that lol Love all your content, but the chempilations are so damn hilarious to me. I'll watch just about whatever you upload but make more chempilations please I beg

[@That_Chemist]

Thank you :)!

[@lsswappedcessna]

given that it's an extremely potent oxidizer that reacts explosively with _ice,_ it was probably in a video about dangerous chemicals/oxidizers or chemicals he wouldn't work with.

[@ThomasLectka-gp2tw]

Very amusing, thank you for the lofty molecule ranking and the character sketch. Incidentally, if you hold the wine glass by its base or stem, the contents stay chilled longer. Scientific clarification - if fluoronium is 'hype,' then so is ammonium, oxonium, and many chloroniums, all of which may calculate as a partial negative. In fact, the F in C-F-C moves in a strong positive direction vis-a-vis C-F, although most charge schema (but not all) show it as a slight partial negative. The F also in no sense moves back and forth as in a classical ion. My feeling is that if you go through the intense effort to make it, you enjoy the honor of naming it, all the better when it exactly corresponds to IUPAC conventions. The others had 100 years to make it and they didn't, even though they wanted to. Had they made it they could have called it Puddentane for all anyone cares, as arguments about nomenclature are otherwise tedious. In any case, the overwhelming majority of chemists see it for what it is - a fluoronium ion. Incidentally, nobody ever interrupted my talks, ever, and I am not sure where you heard that as you surely did not see it. They would not have dared, with their missing middle fingers as one commenter noted!

[@That_Chemist]

I just like the drama of it

[@ThomasLectka-gp2tw]

@@That_Chemist Yes indeed! And the Hollywood ending of the drama is "it's a fluoronium after all"!

[@berky6041]

As a current student of Dr. Hoye this was a crossover I never expected

[@That_Chemist]

He’s cool, after he gave a talk at our Uni, a bunch of people started using the HDDA at our Uni

[@berky6041]

@@That_Chemist his love for chemistry is absolutely contagious!

[@mazar420]

i love this.

[@nicholasneyhart396]

You definitely got to bring back the chempit story as well as the guy who smoked Americium for a highlight reel. Those comment videos where simultaneously hilarious and terrifying

[@jeremiquirus1958]

Carcinogen tier list? My favorite carcinogens are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons because of their honeycomb like structure

[@That_Chemist]

I have one in the works, I'm not sure when it will be posted yet tho

[@EthanolAcid]

It's funny, when I was taking science-based courses for university I always hated chemistry and found it boring. Somehow you have a way of making it interesting to me, I've watched all of your tier lists and love listening to you talking about compounds even though my knowledge is minimal at times. Overall for this reason I'm gonna rank your channel in S tier, extremely interesting and informative.

[@That_Chemist]

thank you :)

[@wscamel226]

so yeah there is a bird molecule, a flower molecule, a "I'm gonna bite you" molecoule and something else.

[@Michael-kp4bd]

Sometimes I think we should drop the tier list facade and accept that That Chemist can’t help himself but put molecules in alphabetical order Nothing is lost and the videos are more entertaining and educating than any other tier lists I’ve seen so… no complaints Edit: dammit I wrote this before I even got to 1:55 😅

[@That_Chemist]

TC Slander

[@koalaboygaming346]

I’m dead

[@schhhh]

the illustration of lectka's fluorine crime looks like a fucked up headless chicken, which is very funny

[@lexinwonderland5741]

also, man, this is my favorite video yet. imho you tuned in on the perfect balance of goofy and scientific. (also, i spent most of the last year with my Dominican ex-girlfriend eating things seasoned with achiote. Good to know it's colored by Bixin?)

[@Soracayo]

looks like the random molecules i'd come up with when i first started learning chemistry, linking things at random

[@That_Chemist]

That’s my favourite part of them - chemistry comes full circle

[@GarryDumblowski]

Me, 15, drawing a chlorine connected to seven carbons:

[@nategolden4087]

This man has the most sociopathic way of ranking chemicals

[@professorwhite7634]

im currently studying for the chem olympiad and it always makes my day seeing people passionate about chemistry the same way i feel about it. cheers 🍻♥️🤓

[@marcus3419]

i was looking up woolins reagent and noticed you also uploaded that wikipedia image (:

[@That_Chemist]

I forgot I even did that lol

[@tylerduncan5908]

I was wondering why i hadn't heard of this channel sooner. Glad to know i wasnt missing out, rather the channel is relatively new.

[@That_Chemist]

I thought you were roasting me for a minute there haha

[@alencurko5203]

Damn.

[@kelseyhoag2635]

I am a veterinarian, so I took 2 chems, 2 O-chems, biochem, plant biology, microbiology, physiology, toxicology, pharmacology, parasitology, and all the various small and large animal medicine courses especially emergency med and exotic and aquatic med/toxicology. OMG I've been watching this channel for days and there is something from ALL OF THOSE COURSES on this channel and I can't stop binging. I love the toxin and medications ones but really I'm just obsessed with this channel now xD I can recognize something in each video that helps me study and stay sharp.

[@kade1274]

Could you make a video on where you get all the info and stories about these molecules? Is it stories from mentors, wiki, or some book? Really fun hearing about this

[@the_newt_nest]

Hypothetical molecules ranked on the third channel

[@That_Chemist]

I will need to spend so much hypothetical time

[@the_newt_nest]

@@That_Chemist think of the hypothetical ad revenue!

[@sanquinlily]

When you realize you are watching Chemical Tierlists to find a picture for your first tatoo...

[@That_Chemist]

If you end up getting one of a chemical from the channel, absolutely DM me a picture of it!

[@sanquinlily]

Currently leaning towards Lorazepam^^ tattoo still in the stars but maybe…^^

[@madness5427]

Hey Joey, thank you for your great channel, I really enjoy your content, especially the Amino acid tasting 😄 I would like to share a story too: I´m a Biochemist at a university in Germany and I’m working in a group with 30-40 other people. Nothing noteworthy happened with my students so far, so nothing hilarious from my side. My Colleque, that works in our synthesis lab, however had a student recently that put him through a lot of stress. He routinely managed to spill his reaction products, cut himself and was generally not the sharpest tool in the shed apparently. In his last week in our department he came to my colleque and told him that he spilled “a little bit” of solvent in our solvent storage room and he doesn’t know what to do. My colleque, nice as he is, went over to clean his mess but when he opened the door he got smacked in the face from cloud far worse then what he has expected. Looking on the floor he searched the puddle that the student left but found nothing. He was very puzzled about the missing puddle while the smell was so horrific, when he noticed that the student left a pool of ethyl acetate approximately 2-3 cm deep on one of the metal transport cart that is 40 x 80 cm. We both don’t know how he managed that but we cracked up about the gross understatement from the student and since then “a little bit” is a euphemism for chaos

[@aethrya]

As somebody who is more geared towards math and compsci, chemistry is so fascinating and crazy. This channel is pretty wild. This and Nile and ChemicalForce are awesome too.

[@nolandost3070]

I love these videos, I feel like you could branch off from here and do a Cursed Chemical *reactions* video and that would hit so hard for your fans. Single chemicals are cool, but there's more out there!

[@Sneaky-Snek]

5:44 The conversation: Do you wanna feel like an extra crispy chicken wing? no?? do you think I want to feel like a deep fried flounder?! *smacks head*

[@twitertaker]

Syntin and its structural formula is perfect for a band name and logo. The band might need to be a bit artsy i guess, maybe progressive rock/metal.

[@olbluelips]

The whole time I thought you just like personally knew ALL these molecules

[@GoldonPt]

Biochemistry student here, love these videos hahaha showed the first part of cursed organic molecules to some friends at uni end they loved it :)

[@That_Chemist]

Glad to hear it :D

[@herobrineharry7698]

5:40 explosive chemists are Like That. “Hydrate? No, crystallize it with anhydrous peroxide, that’ll work!”

[@sparrowhawk_lastname]

Cicutoxin my beloved!! So glad to see my favorite poison feature in a video! (It's my favorite because I wrote a short story in which the protagonist kills a man using water hemlock. I have never experienced cicutoxin irl and have no desire to.)

[@cpt_nordbart]

Ether masks? Yeah they did that in the past for narcosis.

[@mr.bulldops7692]

That Hypothetical Chemist channel announcement when?

[@That_Chemist]

You must have missed the hypothetical announcement

[@mr.bulldops7692]

Most hypothetical newsletters get straight to the hypothetical spam folder. Just too much silly for my inbox to bother with.

[@afeathereddinosaur]

Divynil Ether looks like an angel preparing to fly! Divine!(Ill)

[@IsaacKripke]

Hoye’s Witchcraft looks like a pod racer from Star Wars lol

[@That_Chemist]

It TOTALLY DOES - I was trying to think of what it reminded me of and I couldn’t put my finger on it - you are totally right

[@kraethi1571]

I work on the first compound! Well, a relative of it. The sunflower family (Asteraceae) is rich in polyacetylene compounds, including thiophenes and thiarubrines (and thioethanones, etc.). I work on thiophene biosynthesis-- very interesting how the polyacetylene scaffold is formed, cyclized into 1 to 3 thiophene rings, and then tailored to become more polar. Check out Konovalov's 2014 review!

[@toekie3352]

hmmm as a biologist specializing in organic toxins I dont know why I only found this channel only know. Love it. Maybe other toxin enthusiasts can help me, years ago i found my favorite toxin but i forgot its name. Its synthesised by a australian snake and depending on the place of injection, it neurotoxin kills in less than 30minutes. NHow heres the fun. apparently it also induces the relaase of serotonin, with dopamine and ofcourse adrenaline. So those last 30 minutes will be the best of your life. Maybe somebody random knows either the snake of the toxin preferable the snake since venoms tend to be cocktails of compounds working together, not just 1 chemical.

[@arcticowl1091]

I don't understand chemistry at all and i don't know how you got in my recommended but i like hearing you talk so imma keep watching

[@That_Chemist]

based

[@mybruisedarm]

I have very little understanding of chemistry but I love your videos and they are my comfort content when I'm feeling upset

[@That_Chemist]

Hey, reading nice comments like this is my comfort content ;)

[@griffing2523]

Lectka's Illegal Fluoronium sounds like a DnD spell

[@actinopterygiis]

i was just about to nap but i cant miss out bein this early on a that chemist upload frfr 💯

[@09tclarke]

I'd love to see you rank research groups, cause some controversy

[@ImpmanPDX]

It's not a single moment, but your collab with Explosions&Fire is great. Now if only you could get Nile as well :)

[@That_Chemist]

I talk to him every day on discord, Nigel is a really great guy

[@Cypselurus]

i had to stop taking chemistry after 10th grade and now I have no clue why any of these molecules are interesting but these videos are almost fascinating enough to make me study the topic more

[@That_Chemist]

there are seemingly endless interesting molecules!

[@emilyrln]

Gotta love when an episode is so cursed that the S tier runs out of room 😂

[@That_Chemist]

Haha

[@wyckdoodles73]

I've no idea whats happening, but who needs to when the video is so entertaining

[@cactojuice]

I was today years old when I found out there's a fluorine community, but I guess it makes sense bc people in my lab are often going off to meiosis conferences which also exist

[@That_Chemist]

lmao meiosis conferences

[@Auxilor]

Big fan of the comedic slant on chemistry and I love the tierlists, but would be nice to see other forms of satirical chemistry (which is a bit specific) so you don't get stuck in that niche - maybe some Ex&F style stuff?

[@ErikPelyukhno]

I (not a chemist) now know that there’s a flourine community, with conferences and beef 😂 I love watching these videos and trying to understand it

[@veneroso3337]

Explosions and fire has an ozone generator...... Bring the grimace cups!

[@samblackstone3400]

The hoye’s witchcraft looks like a pod racer

[@davedoes1298]

Maybe not something to put into the highlights, but the immensely sad story from a couple months ago deserves a revisit. I'm not exactly sure how it could be, maybe just a repost as a PSA story time, or something? Idk, it needs to be tasteful though. It's nice to have a bit of emotional interjection between the "ooos," "ahhhs," and "oh mys." I remember listening to it and nearly breaking down with you as you read it. It's a story that's stuck with me, as I'm sure its has with others. And maybe the story can reach someone that needs to hear it.

[@That_Chemist]

I’m planning to start a podcast relatively soon, and you will get more real talk in there

[@laurenwrubleski7204]

Sympathies on the September 11th bday, I'm sure that hasn't ever been awkward!

[@aarashnavabi4749]

I love the molecule diacetylcyanide, as not only it is one of the most interesting molecules because it can participate in any reaction or it can be a solvent. The best part is that it is both symmetric, and it is also a chirality molecule. I don’t know if it’s spelt it properly but I meant that the mirror image is it’s on your image so using this molecule, one could make both left-handed and right handed molecules. For example, you could make dextromethorphan, and levrorphan. Or just leverphan and Narcan a.k.a. Nalaxone.

[@drrocketman7794]

The chemistry stories are the best

[@Thaumius]

Divinyl ether is used to quench ROMP polymerisations

[@ericborger8759]

Could you do a vid ranking hypothetical molecules?

[@tomb-w5506]

Aww to think that I almost shared a birthday with That (legendary) Chemist! I was due that day but I was three days late. Although rocket science is in my blood.

[@BGDMusic]

i think you should teach us about chemical vocabulary and stuff cus i have no idea what an ester is

[@chriswinter2400]

I have an idea for chemicals you can cover most potent narcotics known to man kind

[@Michael-kp4bd]

6:35 tfw you realize That Chemist’s unfortunate birth date Hope your 6th bday wasn’t too interrupted or anything 😶

[@That_Chemist]

I couldn't watch TV on any channel so I woke my mom up, and she said "Joe this is serious"

[@That_Chemist]

I got a toy story and buzz lightyear computer game for my birthday that year, and I had a whole toy story themed party

[@That_Chemist]

That was also right when bionicles came out, and we all got mcdonalds for lunch for that birthday

[@Michael-kp4bd]

@@That_Chemist hey not bad! Thanks for sharing. Sounds like an all around good time you’ll never forget

[@SupersuMC]

@@That_Chemist Dude, BIONICLE lore is wild. You should check out the BioTuber sphere sometime.

[@JoeScottakaEpsitec]

Some of the coolest molecules I’ve seen!

[@That_Chemist]

Glad to hear it :)

[@leonsteffens7015]

your 6th birthday must have been wild

[@professorwhite7634]

💀

[@jenstorp8086]

Hey are there comming more chempolations? I really liked those videos

[@That_Chemist]

I just posted one a couple days ago, and I address your question on my second channel

[@reahsahpagel3354]

lol im not a science student at all, actually majoring in Poli sci. This is very informative, school made sciences extra asf but I’ve always love it to the core. Thanks for the content ❤️❤️

[@That_Chemist]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@_TriGN]

i do mind that it is halfway in between the s and a tier actually.

[@quintecence]

For my dissertation, I was looking at explosive compounds and one of my sources was a declassified US military document where part of their test involved putting explosive compounds in sealed container in an oven.. the 60 were wild 😂

[@kennetheggerss8567]

How about a tier list of interesting , and then, dangerous household chemicals.

[@ericshuler6300]

lectka’s illegal fluoronium has to be in the top 10 moments

[@doriandupommier5098]

I have a 10 mL ampoule of divinylether from the 60s actually, much fancier than the other old anesthetics !

[@Z1_M4N]

Have you ever thought about ranking/tierlisting the active ingredient(s) in household insecticides/sprays?

[@roelant8069]

5:34 Sounds like the research of a certain other Australian chemistry youtuber

[@jochen4207]

I like the fact that a flame of Dicyanoacetylene in Ozone burns as hot as the surface of the FUCKING SUN